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I am a really obsessive music listener, and I would look for clues.

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Craig Finn
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 22
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Boston
Massachusetts
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The Catholic influence just comes from being raised Catholic, going to church every Sunday, being confirmed, going to church on holy days. So it's coming from where I am. It serves the purpose of having people who have a base or foundation where they know what's right.
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I made a decision at some point to live a nontraditional life. I've become like, the opposite of a consumer. I just want freedom. I don't want stuff. I don't want clutter. I just want to be able to move freely. I want to be good to the people I love. But I don't want stuff. I just want, you know, love and big ideas.
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There's this moment sometimes, when you do a crossword puzzle and you have the one really long word. And once you get that, the whole thing kind of comes into focus. Sometimes it's just working things over in your mind and then finding that one line that kind of ties the song together, and now it works. It's a puzzle of sorts.
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I'm not only a songwriter but I'm a massive music fan and I love going to shows. It's different than reading a book.
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The critics and hardcore music fans, those are the people you have to get to first, so we're really happy about it.
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I definitely hope to continue to release records at an accelerated pace.
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